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Mary, Countess of Derwentwater. Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 – 1708), also spelt Davies or Davys, was a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was an actress and entertainer before and during her role as royal mistress.
Moll Davis ritratta da Peter Lely, c. 1674. Moll Davis, vero nome Mary Davis ( 1648 circa – 1708 ), è stata una cantante, attrice teatrale e cortigiana britannica, che divenne una delle amanti del re d'Inghilterra Carlo II .
Like her fellow actress, Nell Gwyn, Mary ‘Moll’ Davis’ roots are a bit of a mystery.Contemporary accounts disagreed on who her family were. Some said she was from Wiltshire and that her father was a blacksmith; others claimed that she was the illegitimate daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire, and that he was one of the men that dangled her under the king’s nose when Barbara ...
Mary Davis, better known as Moll, was supposedly born in the year 1648 in London. Her background and even the identities of her parents are a bit of a mystery, but it seems she was an illegitimate child of Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire and an unknown woman. Moll rose to fame as an actress in the Dukes Theatre Company.
27 nov 2022 · There was competition between Nell and her friend Moll Davis, and it was Davis who managed to win the King’s affections first, receiving gifts and being called to his bed chamber often. To win the upper hand, it is said that Nell played an awful trick on Davis, putting laxatives in her supper before she went to see the King for the ...
26 apr 2022 · Birthplace: Westminster, Middlesex, England. Death: 1708 (55-64) Immediate Family: Daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire and Miss Davis. Wife of James Paisible. Partner of Charles II of England. Mother of James de la Cloche and Lady Mary Tudor.
7 gen 2023 · Title: Moll Davis. Author: Bernard Capes. Release Date: January 7, 2023 [eBook #69720] Language: English. Produced by: an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer
